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TX HJR157
Joint Resolution
Status
2/26/2025
Primary Sponsor
Brooks Landgraf
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AI Summary
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Proposes an amendment to Article VIII, Section 2(a) of the Texas Constitution to add electric generators used primarily for on-site energy production and distribution to the list of property eligible for tax exemption
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Authorizes the legislature to exempt from ad valorem (property) taxation the increased appraised value of real property resulting from installing or constructing such generators
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The exemption applies specifically to generators that produce and distribute energy for use on the same property where they are located, not for commercial sale to the grid
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Would be submitted to Texas voters at an election on November 4, 2025
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Adds this new exemption category alongside existing constitutional exemptions for solar and wind-powered energy devices
Legislative Description
Proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the legislature to exempt from ad valorem taxation the amount of the appraised value of real property that arises from the installation or construction on the property of a generator that is primarily for the production and distribution of energy for on-site use.
Taxation
Last Action
Referred to Ways & Means
3/24/2025